SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye Medical Center was listed on the Minnesota Department of Health’s latest “distressed” community hospital list of facilities that lost money on operations in four of the last eight years. Sleepy Eye Medical Center had a -0.5% Fiscal Year 2023 operating ...

NEW ULM — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ new electronic licensing system originally set to rollout in March is scheduled to begin later this year. Promoted as modernizing the issuance of fishing and hunting licenses and titling and registration of boats and off-road ...

NEW ULM – The Journal recently celebrated a major milestone for one of its longtime employees. Deb Dubberly, the Business Manager for The Journal office, reached her 40 year anniversary with the paper. Dubberly began working for The Journal in April 1985. Dubberly said she first applied at ...

GAYLORD — A 27-year-old Arlington man was sentenced April 17 in Sibley County Court for a felony third-degree murder overdose case connected to the death of Jose Roberto Cardenas Jr., 26 of Winthrop in May 2023. The court stayed execution of an 86-month prison sentence and placed Erick Lee ...

NEW ULM – Hundreds of children participated in Easter Egg hunts across New Ulm over the weekend. The fun began in Harman Park Saturday morning. The New Ulm Park and Recreation Department had scattered around 1,200 across a section of the park along with hundreds of candy items. Each child ...

NEW ULM — Catholic Diocese of New Ulm Bishop Chad Zielinski led the faithful through the 14 stations of the cross at the Way of the Cross Shrine on Good Friday. The Way of the Cross shrine is located below the New Ulm Diocese pastoral center near New Ulm Medical Center. The walking path ...